As POET lands a record biomass harvest in prep for a 2013 cellulosic ethanol launch, the Digest looks at stover, jatropha, miscanthus, switchgrass, MSW, wood and animal residue. Are costs going down, and capacity going up fast enough? In Iowa, as part of the 2011 harvest, word has arrived from POET, that farmers around Emmetsburg, […]
Background: This is a first round, East Regional match-up between #8 seed INEOS Bio and #9 seed Dynamic Fuels in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tourney, from Biofuels Digest. Voting: Open to all Biofuels Digest subscribers. Voting links are in the Biofuels Digest daily newsletter. To subscribe (free), visit here. The winner gets: Most votes advances […]
In our new three-part series, we look at attitudinal changes powering the huge growth in Brazilian renewable energy. In part 3, we look at 12 companies and compare and contrast the Brazilian and US paths to advanced biofuels. Does Brazil have a “must emulate” model? As BP Biofuels chief Phil New put it, “People frequently […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the 2011 percentage standards for the four fuels categories under the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program, known as RFS2. In July, the EPA indicating in a draft ruling that it would specify a range of 6-25 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol, and finalized its mandated volumes at […]
It’s just 40 days until we release the 2010-11 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy rankings. As with last year, the voting process starts out with a short Reader poll. What, in your view, are the Hottest fuels, feedstocks and processing technologies? Access the poll here. Results will be published in the Digest, and are included […]
The following article is adapted and expanded from remarks given at the Philippine Embassy, Washington DC, on April 29th, by Biofuels Digest editor Jim Lane. It recaps themes and highlights from the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference as well as touching on concepts such as food vs fuel, sustainable biofuels, and why biofuels matter. Your Excellency, […]
In Florida, the Daily Digest announced that the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference on Next-Gen Projects & Technologies, ABLC NEXT 2024, will take place at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, October 23-25, 2024, as the industry undertakes more Networking for Net Zero. More than 600 delegates and 100 speakers are expected from more than 400 […]
In China, TotalEnergies said that it has signed an agreement with Chinese company Sinopec to produce sustainable aviation fuel. The planned unit, jointly owned by Sinopec and TotalEnergies, will have the capacity to produce 230,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel per year and will process local waste or residues from the circular economy, including […]
By Peter Brown Special to The Digest I have come to the conclusion that due less to climate change than suffocation we are coming to the last chapter of our presence on this planet. AND we will have done it with the best intentions. In pursuit of our salvation from climate change we are now […]
In China, TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement to jointly develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production unit at a SINOPEC’s refinery in China. The planned unit, jointly owned by SINOPEC and TotalEnergies, will have the capacity to produce 230,000 tons of SAF per year, and will process […]
